Canon copier number one brand leader : Canon USA announced that the Company is the number-one brand leader in the overall copier market and in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market evaluated in the US in 2006, according to Gartner Dataquest. This makes the fifth consecutive year that Canon has captured the number-one position in every speed segment of the black-and-white copier market, and the 24th time in the last 25 years that Canon has been the number-one overall brand leader in the black-and-white copier market. “Canon has proven to be Corporate America’s copier of choice for more than two decades,” said Ryoichi Bamba, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon USA, Inc.

Canon copier - Gartner Dataquest
Ryoichi Bamba added: “Over the years, Canon has made significant investments in technology to allow us to consistently deliver the most robust color and black-and-white product line-up in the industry.” The Gartner Dataquest research studies focused on market share for color and black-and-white copiers of both digital and analog technology, including PC copiers (1-10ppm) and copiers in Segments 1-6, which range in speed from 11 to 91+ copies-per-minute (cpm).

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Canon USA, Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is on the 2006 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands.” Its parent company, Canon Inc. is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the US in 2006, with global revenues of $34.9 billion.